Earlier today, the Danish Energy Agency awarded DONG Energy the concession to
build the next major offshore wind farm in Denmark off the Danish island of
Anholt in the Kattegat.
The construction of the wind farm will represent a total investment of
approximately DKK 10 billion.
With a capacity of 400 MW, the wind farm will be able to supply CO2-free power
corresponding to the annual power consumption of more than 400,000 Danish
households, or four per cent of Denmark's power consumption.
“Building Anholt offshore wind farm is an important milestone in the expansion
of green energy production in Denmark. DONG Energy is therefore happy to build
Denmarks next large wind farm,” said Anders Eldrup, CEO of DONG Energy, and
added:
“Building Anholt offshore wind farm will bring DONG Energy a major step closer
towards the vision of supplying energy without CO2.”
Siemens Wind Power will deliver the turbines that will have a capacity of 3.6
MW each.
According to the tender specifications, the wind farm must supply its first
power by the end of 2012, and the entire wind farm must be commissioned by the
end of 2013. Otherwise delays will result in a reduced tariff income and a
penalty if all turbines are not connected to the grid by 31 December 2013 at
the latest.
DONG Energy has built half of the largest offshore wind farms in the world,
making it the market leader in the field. In 2009, DONG Energy built the
world's largest offshore wind farm, Horns Rev 2, which has a capacity of 209 MW
and is situated in the Danish sector of the North Sea. In UK DONG Energy has
just inaugurated the wind farm Gunfleets Sands 1+2, and is currently involved
in three more offshore wind farm projects in the UK.
The information provided in this announcement will not change the previous
financial guidance for the financial year 2010 or the expected investment
level.
For additional information, please contact:
Media Relations
Andreas Krog
+45 9955 2023
Investor Relations
Morten Hultberg Buchgreitz
+45 9955 9750
DONG Energy is one of the leading energy groups in Northern Europe. We are
headquartered in Denmark. Our business is based on procuring, producing,
distributing and trading in energy and related products in Northern Europe. We
have approximately 6,000 employees and generated just under DKK 50 billion (EUR
6.6 billion) in revenue in 2009. For further information, see
www.dongenergy.com.